Bermondsey’s ‘number one DJ’ Noel Smyth will play the opening set at Bermondsey Carnival this Bank Holiday Monday.
The Bermondsey Radio Station founder, 63, will warm up the crowd with a Motown and soul set from 1pm to 3pm in the big tent.
Noel, who will be celebrating a twenty-year association with the carnival, said: “I’m very proud and very honoured to be asked to do it again.
“I’ll play my little heart out and won’t let the people of Bermondsey down!”
Noel has been a regular fixture at the carnival for decades, acting as compère for headliners like Bill Wyman and Chas & Dave.
He fondly remembers whipping crowds “into a frenzy” in between sets through his “own style of manipulating the crowd”.
Nowadays he runs Bermondsey Radio which broadcasts every Sunday morning for the community.
When it was established during the 2020 lockdown, over 3,000 daily listeners were tuning in.
Noel previously worked on Guy’s Hospital radio and, in 2022, published his book Noel Bermondsey’s Number One DJ.
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Bermondsey Carnival is at Southwark Park in Bermondsey from 1pm until 8pm on Monday 26 August.
The event is completely free to attend.
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